to opposite sex couples." As a result, critics accused Ritchie of attempting to influence the outcome of the ballot measures, the state legislature began crafting legislation to remove his office's responsibility to name ballot titles and Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against him. An amicus brief was filed by 19 law professors, who had a broad range of opinions on the amendments, stating that neither the Secretary of State nor the Attorney General has "exceeded their respective broad discretionary powers under statute to choose and approve an appropriate ballot title". On Monday, August 28, 2012, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Republicans and retained the original titles of both ballot measures. Election results See also Politics of Minnesota References External links Campaign website Minnesota Secretary of State 1951 births American democracy activists Iowa State University alumni Living people Minnesota Democrats Politicians from Minneapolis Secretaries of State of Minnesota Sustainability advocates